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Those frightening 9 years

By Abhimaan Kashyap The rains didn’t stop falling during 1996-2004 because Chandrababu Naidu was in office any more than they started pouring when he left office. But what is true is that Naidu reigned over a time of frightening extremities -- unprecedented riches for...

opinion by viranchigopal | 33 wks ago
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Who's gonna vote for a red rag?

By Abhimaan Kashyap Kukatpally: A few decades back, it was a nondescript village. It is now a bustling suburb. Carved out of the mammoth Khairatabad Assembly constituency, Kukatpally has the atmosphere of a typical coastal Andhra town. Cinema halls playing Telugu...

opinion by viranchigopal | 33 wks ago
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Shobha, the rani of mudslinging

This is the latest post of Jeevitha. In the post, she vehemently attacked PRP mahila president Shobha Rani and party president Chiranjeevi. writes jeevitha: Reacting to my post against Chiranjeevi, PRP mahila president Shobha Rani addressed a press conference...

opinion by viranchigopal | 33 wks ago
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Purandeswari: Helmsman’s daughter

Visakhapatnam: Touring this City of Destiny on Sunday, thigh-slapper N Balakrishna spared a thought for his sister, Daggubati Purandeswari. “I would have canvassed for her had she contested as an Independent and not for the Congress,” he said. People who know Chinnamma...

opinion by viranchigopal | 33 wks ago
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Renuka set to prove a point

Khammam: Trust her to take on a challenge. Renuka Chowdhary has never flinched from a fight, not when she was a corporator in the NTR days, not when she was an MP in the early years of Naidu and not when she was a minister in the Union government. A decade ago, she went to...

opinion by viranchigopal | 33 wks ago
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Is there a youth vote?

Is there a youth vote in the country? No, says Yogendra Yadav, a Senior fellow at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. The country’s youth share the same political opinions as the rest of the population, he says. A good deal of the media coverage of this...

opinion by viranchigopal | 34 wks ago
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Survey brings cheer to Congress

There is little evidence of anti-incumbency in the state as we head into the final straight of the election campaign, a survey done by a TV channel has found. The survey, commissioned by HMTV and supervised by the respected academic Prof. Haragopal, indicates that the mood...

opinion by viranchigopal | 34 wks ago
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Survey puts Congress ahead

Hyderabad, April 6: The latest survey done by a TV channel forecast a clear majority for the Congress in the Assembly and a clear preference for the ruling party in the Parliament elections. The survey, commissioned by HMTV and supervised by academic Prof....

opinion by viranchigopal | 34 wks ago
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Chiranjeevi self-obsessed narcissit

"“I used to work for three shifts. When I was newly married, I was busy shooting films and did not go on a honeymoon. I worked for 45 days at a stretch for a film which Jayaprada was the lead actor.” That’s crusader Chiranjeevi ruing about how he sorely missed...

opinion by viranchigopal | 34 wks ago
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Pawan Kalyan sidelined

Hyderabad: Of all the parties wracked by desertions and rebellion by disappointed ticket-seekers, Praja Rajyam is the worst hit. Fires of rebellion have broken out in just about every section of the party, every district of the state. First up, fan clubs are up in arms all...

opinion by viranchigopal | 34 wks ago
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I have promises to make

Candidates are running from pillar to post to find new promises to make. Fat chance they have of finding any now that Chandrababu Naidu has taken them all: free power, free rice, free money, free TV, free gas, you name it. What’s a candidate to do now? What can you offer...

opinion by viranchigopal | 34 wks ago
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Rajasekhar exposes Chiranjeevi: Explosive Stuff

Chiranjeevi is arguably one of the most popular actors, if not the best, in Andhra Pradesh. But that’s that and nothing more to it. I have been in the industry for some time now. I have known the inside and outside of Chiranjeevi and his brother Pawan Kalyan. I...

opinion by viranchigopal | 35 wks ago
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Y S Rajasekhara Reddy Is The Real Megastar

Headline: Y he’s ahead Café discussions, pre-poll surveys and conventional wisdom all put him ahead in the race to Mandate 2009. We discuss five reasons why Y S Rajasekhara Reddy is being seen as the strongest incumbent to have donned poll gear in AP since...

opinion by viranchigopal | 36 wks ago
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Chiranjeevi Rajyam Vs Nandamuri Desam

The elections in Andhra Pradesh seem to be a dog fight between the two most powerful families in the state. After movies, Chiranjeevi's and Nandamuri's families are locked in a political battle. The political battle of these two families makes a good script. Praja...

opinion by viranchigopal | 37 wks ago
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Economist: Naidu then and Naid-U now

In his heyday as the ‘computer-savvy’ chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu was the darling of right-wing publications such as Economist. He puffed up whenever they published kind notices of him and in turn they rushed to shower on him awards and invitations to...

opinion by viranchigopal | 37 wks ago
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